Operation Category (Creo Elements/Direct Drafting)
The following table contains some of the more frequently used preferences that can be set or modified in the Preference Management utility (depending on your Windchill role), under the Operation category and subcategories.
Name
Contexts
Values
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Naming Parameter
Site
Organizations
No soft attribute in the CAD document is used to name the part (default).
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You need to manually create an attribute to handle this in Site > Type and Attribute Management
Once completed, set the default value for this preference to that attribute name.
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Numbering Parameter
Site
Organizations
No soft attribute in the CAD document is used to name the part (default).
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You need to manually create an attribute to handle this in Site > Type and Attribute Management
Once completed, set the default value for this preference to that attribute name.
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Truncate Name File Extension
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Truncate Number File Extension
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Alternate Link On Check In
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Associate New Part
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
Owner
Owner and Images
All
Never
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Sub-types
Site
Organizations
Contributing Content
Content
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Sub-types > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting
Site
Organizations
No value listed.
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Types
Site
Organizations
CADDRAWING
CALCULATION_DATA
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Types > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting
Site
Organizations
FORMAT
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Sub-types
Site
Organizations
Contributing Image
Image
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Sub-types > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting
Site
Organizations
Contributing Image
Image
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Types
Site
Organizations
CADDRAWING
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Types > Creo Elements/Direct Drafting
Site
Organizations
FORMAT
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Force Autonumbered Part Creation
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Part Master Class for Search
Site
Organizations
boolean soft attribute name
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Set Revision For Part
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Store New Parts with CAD Documents
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Download <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Download <preference name>.
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Mark Out Of Date <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Mark Out Of Date <preference name>.
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Set Default Subtype
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Dynamic Document default soft type
Site
Organizations
${internet_domain_name}
${internet_domain_name}. MachineDesign
Operation > Edit Attributes > Collector <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Edit Attributes > Collector <preference name>.
Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference name>.
Operation > Gathering (Core HTML Component) > Trace Drawing Optional Dependents
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Per Configuration (All, Required, None)
Required (All, Required, None)
Operation > New CAD Document > Synchronize CAD File Name with CAD Document Number
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Per Configuration (All, Required, None)
Required (All, Required, None)
Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector<preference name>.
Operation > Rename > Collector
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Yes
No
Operation > Set State > Collector <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Set State > Collector <preference name>.
Operation > Undo Check Out > Collector <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Undo Check Out > Collector <preference name>.
Operation > Update Operation > Update <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Update Operation > Update <preference name>.
Operation > Update Operation > Update > Add Primary Contents to Workspace <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
DOWNLOAD
LINK
Operation > Update Operation > Upload
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Update Operation > Upload preference name.
Operation > Upload Operation > Upload <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Upload Operation > Upload <preference name>.
Operation > Upload Operation > Collector <preference name>
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting under Operation > Upload Operation > Collector <preference name>.
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